Very sore tongue - pills?

[samizip]

Hi there, my mum has type 2 diabetes controlled with low carb high healthy fat (thanks to this clever forum!) - but she has had type 2 for a long time and is now 80 so wants to enjoy some of the foods she loves at times so still needs to take pills - Trajenta, metformin, gliclazide - her tongue is very sore, red, cracked. Does anyone know if any of the pills she is taking might cause this please?

She has been checked by cancer specialist, they have no concerns in that department. I thought B12 deficiency but apparently not.

Does anyone have any ideas please? It truly is the bane of her life and affects what she eats and her taste... thanks so much! Samizip

 

[ally1]

I often get a sore tongue, turns out to be oral thrush.

 

[azure]

Could it be thrush or geographic tongue?

 

[Freema]

yes maybe some kind of fungal infection...most types can be cured.. can be easier to get when having a high blood glucose all the time

 

[Deleted member 308541]

geographic tongue

I had to Google that one as I have never heard of that before, I must admit my mind did wander off to the gutter when I read it in your post.

 

[Daphne917]

I had to Google that one as I have never heard of that before, I must admit my mind did wander off to the gutter when I read it in your post.

I have a geographic tongue and it sometimes gets very sore and red caused by what I have eaten!